Evaluation of Obesity Influence in the Sexual Function of Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 The incidence of obesity, which is a chronic condition, has increased in recent years. The association between obesity and female sexual dysfunction remains unclear, particularly in postmenopausal women. In the present study, we evaluated whether obesity is a risk factor for sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women.

Methods

 This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed data from interviews of postmenopausal women at the Climacteric Outpatient Clinic from 2015 to 2018. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 221 women aged between 40 and 65 years old were selected and invited to participate in the study. Obesity was diagnosed according to body mass index (BMI). The participants were grouped into the following BMI categories: group 1, 18.5-24.9 kg/m<

SUBMITTER: Silva GMDD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10316813 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature